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JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIcHEALTH
615 Sheridan Street o Port Townsend o Washington o 98368
www.jeffersoncountypublichlealth.org
July' 2, 2014
]EFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Jean Baldwin, Director
DATE:
SUBJECT: Agenda Item — Intergovernmental Agreement with Olympic Educational
Service District 114 for School Nurse Corp Program; August 24, 2014 —
June 6, 2015; $29,277.00 plus mileage
ST EMENT OF I—SSUE.
Jefferson County Public Health, Community Health, is requesting Board approval of the Intergovernmental
Agreement with Olympic Educational Service District 114 for School Nurse Corp Program; August 24, 2014 —
June 6, 2015; $29,277.00 plus mileage
ANALYSIS
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This is an on -going agreement be � ee Jefferson County Pub
lic Health and Olympic Educational Service
District 114 or school nurse s e rve s e 2 0 14 _1 5 agreement provides for 7 hours per week, for 25 weeks,
and 4 hours W eek ly i n the remaining weeks in the Sc hool Nurse Corps Programs to identified Jefferson
County public s choo I s _ Po rt Townsend School District, C himacun School District. OESD 114 provides short-
term additional funding to cover increased need for nursing services and supervision at the beginning of the
school year as follows: four (4) nursing service hours per week for It weeks, beginning August 25 and
ending November 14, 2014 at Chimacurn School District; sixteen (16) additional nursing service hours per
week for 12 weeks at Port Townsend School District.
Jefferson County Public Health services include: assessment, referrals, and follow-up of emergent care;
assessment of physical and emotional health needs; providing training, supervision, and consultation to
school personnel; identifies resources for health care as requested; participation in MDT meetings;
consultation in communicable disease; assisting in development/revision of district health policies &
procedures, including forms and records; consulting in immunization compliance; and providing mandated
screenings programs.
COMMUNITY HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABIUTIES WATER QUALITY
MAIN: (360) 385-9400 ALWAYS 'WORKING FOR A SABER, AND MAIN: (360) 385-9444
FAX: (360)385-9401, HEALTHIER COMMUNITY FAX: (360) 379-4487
Consent Agenda
FISC'AL IMPACT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
This agreement will continue to fund the school health hours that we provide to Port Townsend and
Chimacurn schools and is reflected in the budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
JCPH management request approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement with Olympic Educational Service
District 114 for School Nurse Corp Program; August 24, 2014 — June 6, 2015; $29,277.010 Plus mileage
REVIEWED BY:
Philip M ey, ty Admi strator Date
('Routed to all Public Health Managers)
2014-15 School Year
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
OLYMPIC EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICT 114
SCHOOL NURSE CORPS PROGRAM
(hereinafter referred to as OED 114)
105 National Avenue North
Bremerton, WA 98312
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Jefferson Count Health & Human Services
(hereinafter referred to as Contractor)
615 Sheridan Port Townsend WA 98368
This agreement is entered into by the School Nurse Corps Program as
administered by the Olympic Educational Service District (OESD 114) and
Jefferson County Health & Human Services for the purpose of providing nursing
services appropriate to the needs of identified Jefferson County public
schools.
Jefferson County Health & Human Services agrees to provide registered nurse
services to include the following.,
1. Assess and provide for the emergent care needs of students,
emergency plans for students with life-threatening medical
conditions, students with acute or chronic health conditions,
students with health concerns and/or requiring nursing treatments
or care. Develop individualized care plans for these students,
including training of unlicensed staff in the care of students.
2. Assess the physical and emotional health of students as related to
the educational process and within the scope of the school nurse
practice; initiate referrals for further diagnosis and treatment of
identified health needs and provide follow-up; communicate health
concerns that may impact learning to appropriate staff with parent
and/or student consent,
3. Delegate and provide training and consultation of non-nurse school
staff in the provision of nursing services and procedures that can
by law be delegated to unlicensed school personnel.
4. Provide interpretation of medical and nursing needs and district
resources for health care to parents of students with health
problems as requested by districts.
5. Assist district personnel in monitoring educational effect of
treatment program (coeds, etc.)
6. Establish procedures for emergency care of students and training of
staff.
7. Interpret medical records for district staff as educational
placement and services are being determined.
8. Provide nursing consultation regarding students in special
education. Participate in MDT meetings for students with
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significant medical problems and assist in initial development of
IEP as resources permit.
9. Provide nursing consultation in communicable disease.
10. Provide health education directly or in consultation with school
staff.
11. Assist in development and/or revision of district health policies
and procedures, records and forms as indicated and requested by
districts.
12. Provide nursing consultation in student immunization compliance.
13. Establish mandatory screening programs (per WAC 249-148, 248-150)
for districts.
14. Provide supervision and evaluation of nursing staff in performance
of the above-enumerated duties.
is. Maintain proper liability insurance coverage on all its nursing
personnel performing the above-enumerated duties.
The Olympic Educational Service District 114 agrees to provide the following:
1. Provide a Nursing Program Specialist who will support, consult, and
train nursing staff assigned to perform above duties.
2. Chimacum School District
Pay Contractor fortythree dollars and fortyfour cents ($43-44) per
hour or less (depending on staff assigned) for nursing services
described above for up to seven (7) hour's weekly, for twenty-five (25)
weeks. And four (4) hours weekly for the remaining 11 weeks of
school, not to exceed $9,513.
3. Port Townsend School District
Pay Contractor fortythree dollars and fortyfour cents ($43-44) per
hour or less (depending on staff assigned) for nursing services
described above for up to seven (7) hours weekly, for twenty-five (25)
weeks. And 4 hours weekly for the remaining 11 weeks of school, not to
exceed $9,513.
Short-term Additional Hours
4. Chimacum School District
Pay Contractor fortythree dollars and fortyfour cents ($43,44) per
hour or less (depending on staff assigned) for nursing services
described above for four (4) additional nursing services hours per
week fear I I weeks 15eginnitig Augiist 25, 2014 and ei?.dhig Noiwmber 07, 2014, not to
exceed $1,911.
5. Port Townsend School District
Pay Contractor fortythree dollars and fortyfour cents ($43.44) per
hour or less (depending on staff assigned) for nursing services
described above for sixteen (16) additional nursing services hours per
week for 12 weeks beginning Mgttst 25, 2014 atid ending November 14, 2014, not to
exceed $8,340.
6. Provide for reimbursement of nursing staff for mileage incurred in
connection with provision of above services at the rate of $.565/mile,
not to exceed $750.
Billing shall be done monthly with a final hill submitted prior to ju_30,
2015.
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Either party upon 3o days advance written, notice to the other party may
terminate this agreement in whole, or in part.
The period of performance for this agreement shall be August 25, 2014 throq9h
June 06, 2015 school year.
OESD agrees to comply with all provisions of the Americans with Disabilities
Act and all regulations interpreting or enforcing such act.
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Each party to this agreement shall be solely responsible for any damage or
injury to persons or property resulting from its own negligence or the
negligence of its employees, agents or officers, and the cost or expense of
defending, including attorney's fees any claim, action, suit or other legal
proceeding arising or caused by the allegedly negligent arts and omissions of
its employees, agents or officers. The parties acknowledge this paragraph
required each of them to hold the other party harmless and indemnify them for
the negligent acts and omissions of its employees, agents, or officers.
Neither party assumes responsibility to the other party for consequences of
acts or omissions of any persons, companies or corporations not party to this
agreement,
TERMINATION
This Contract may be terminated by the OESD 114 Superintendent at any time,
with or without reason, upon written notification thereof to the Contractor.
This notice shall specify the date of termination and shall be conclusively
deemed to have been delivered to and received by the Contractor as of midnight
of the second day following the date of its posting in the United States mail—
addressed as first noted herein—in the absence of proof of actual delivery to
and receipt by the Contractor by mail or other means at an earlier date and/or
time.
In the event of termination by the OESD 114, the Contractor shall be entitled
to an equitable pro ration of the total compensation provided herein for
uncompensated services, which have been performed as of the date of termination
of this agreement,
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IN WITNESS THEREOF, OESD 114 and Contractor have executed this Agreement
consisting of three pages.
CONTRACTOR
The undersigned certifies that
he/she is the person duly
qualified and authorized to
bind the Contractor so
identified to the foregoing
Agreement and under penalty of
perjury, certifies the Social
Security Number or Federal
Identification Number provided
is correct.
Signed this _ day
of
. 2014
Contractor's Signature
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OLYMPIC
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICT 114
Signed this day
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